Mountain Ridge and Cesar Chavez squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Mountain Ridge had to settle for second. They took a 65-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cesar Chavez Champions. The Mountain Lions' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it nine in a row.
Jaiden Thompson
| 02/21/25 @ Cesar Chavez | 16 |
| 02/12/25 @ O'Connor | 19 |
| 02/07/25 vs Boulder Creek | 19 |
Several Mountain Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaiden Thompson, who went 6-for-14 on his way to 16 points and four steals. The matchup was Thompson's third in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Jagger Cockrell, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten boards.
Even though they lost, Mountain Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
It was another big night for Gabriel Briones, who went 11-for-16 en route to 25 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals for Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez is 8-2 when Briones posts five or more steals, but 7-9 otherwise. Lex Clontz was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Mountain Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 9-17. As for Cesar Chavez, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Mountain Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cesar Chavez, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 65-46 victory against Gilbert on the 24th.
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